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She took charge of her sister's girls
in the aftermath of the tragic death and they will spend their first
Christmas together tomorrow.

I am excited about Christmas but at
the same time I feel sad as well because it will be their first
Christmas without her and that's going to be tough,' she told BBC Radio
Wales.

'But I will put all my energies into
keeping her memory alive and into the girls being involved at the
cemetery - decorating her grave, making decorations for the tree - so
they feel close to her.'

She said that her sister had already bought quite a few presents for her daughters before her death in October.

Mourners placed flowers next to where Karina died in October

Brave mum: The cover of the order of service for the funeral of Ms Menzies held last month

'They are going to be labelled 'from
Mum' because they are from mum.

'And I'm going to make sure they enjoy
their presents and enjoy the day.'They are definitely going to know
they are from Karina because that was the last thing she'll ever be able
to give them. So I'm going to make sure that happens.'

Friends and well-wishers gathered to
say farewell to the mother-of-three at an emotional funeral service at
the Church of the Resurrection, in Ely, last month.

Tributes were paid at the uplifting
celebration to her life as the leopard print coffin containing her body
stood at the centre of the church.

Matthew Tvrdon, 31, from Cardiff, was charged with the murder of the mother-of-three within a day of her death.

He has since appeared in court accused
of her murder and 13 counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault
occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving.